Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.5° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.3
N
15
0.5
N
15
0.6
N
14
0.7
N
14
0.8
N
13
0.9
N
13
0.9
N
13
0.9
N
13
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.5
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
42
104
138
175
222
277
268
260
244
236
236
235
229
225
180
177
174
125
121
66
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:36PM2.75m
5:20AM2.55m
5:25PM2.56m
6:25AM2.34m
6:35PM2.43m
Low Tide
10:28AM1.01m
10:53PM0.87m
11:08AM1.24m
11:46PM1.09m
12:02PM1.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:41
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7:46
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5:57
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Temp °C
9
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
4
5
3
2
2
3
4
2
3
5
5
8
8
7
9
7
7
5
5
5
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